Dad's Army
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1968 - 1977
- 80 episodes (9 series)
Beloved sitcom about the struggles of a Home Guard platoon during World War II who are fighting incompetence, age and pomposity more than Nazis. Stars Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley and more.
- Series 3, Episode 1 repeated at 7:20pm on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 959
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Series 8, Episode 5 - High Finance
Jones is in financial danger as he has an outstanding £50 overdraft with the bank, and cannot afford to pay his staff. Helping to assess his books, Mainwaring discovers that the debt has a long and confusing trail to it.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 3rd October 1975
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Friday 30th May 1975 at BBC Television Centre
Cast & crew
| Arthur Lowe | Captain Mainwaring |
| John Le Mesurier | Sergeant Wilson |
| Clive Dunn | Lance Corporal Jones |
| John Laurie | Private Frazer |
| Arnold Ridley | Private Godfrey |
| Ian Lavender | Private Pike |
| Bill Pertwee | Chief A.R.P. Warden Hodges |
| Edward Sinclair | The Verger |
| Frank Williams | The Vicar |
| Janet Davies | Mrs Pike |
| Colin Bean | Private Sponge |
| Ronnie Brody | Mr. Swann (Greengrocer) |
| Natalie Kent | Miss Twelvetrees |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| David Croft | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Robert Berk | Production Designer |
| Bud Flanagan | Theme Tune Vocals |